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Marta Iraola Iribarren

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations against world's fastest-growing outbreak

Congo began vaccinating people against Ebola on Thursday as health authorities work to slow the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

Health workers and other frontline responders are being prioritised to receive the Ervebo vaccine that was effective in past Ebola outbreaks caused by a different, more common strain. Clinical trials are under way to find a licensed jab for the current outbreak.

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